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Woman gets first double lung transplant done by robot
Cheryl Mehrkar was the recipient of the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant on 22 October at NYU Langone…
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Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection, study finds
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria — a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a…
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Scientists use microcellular drones to deliver lung cancer-killing drugs
Lung cancer, specifically Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)-the most common subtype of cancer contracted by patients who do not smoke,…
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Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath
Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what’s going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways…
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Study links methylmalonic acid to weakening of immune cells in lung cancer
A new study has found a surprising link between high levels of methylmalonic acid and the weakening of CD8+ T…
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Faster, more sensitive lung cancer detection from a blood draw
A new way of diagnosing lung cancer with a blood draw is 10 times faster and 14 times more sensitive…
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Drug improves effectiveness of radiation for lung cancer that has spread to the brain
In new research, a team led by University of Cincinnati researchers has identified a potential new way to make radiation…
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A new ventilator-on-a-chip model to study lung damage
For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to…
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New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified
A team of doctors and researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have identified a new, rare type of…
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